International Champions Cup scraps 2020-21 preseason matches

With indication of when 2019-20 European soccer seasons will end, International Champions Cup exhibition tournament ahead of 2020-21 season has been cancelled.

Relevant Sports, which sts tournament, made anuncement Friday.

“ lack of clarity of when social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions will be lifted and uncertain international football calendar, with potential for European domestic leagues and UEFA tournaments being played into August, means planning a men’s International Champions Cup this summer is unfeasible.” Relevent Sports Group CEO Daniel Sillman said in a statement.

Many big European clubs have appeared in tournament, which has been played primarily in United States since it launched in 2013 and often draws large crowds.

Relevant said it hopes to hold this year’s edition of its smaller women’s tournament, which launched in 2018, and to resume men’s tournament in U.S. and Asia in 2021.

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